Joshua trees

Joshua trees

Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

Joshua trees dot the landscape at sunrise in Butterbredt Springs, one of the best birding spots in the nation. It's near a wind farm, and environmentalists are concerned about the threat to birds from the wind turbines.

Joshua trees dot the landscape at sunrise in Butterbredt Springs, one of the best birding spots in the nation. It's near a wind farm, and environmentalists are concerned about the threat to birds from the wind turbines. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Joshua trees dot the landscape at sunrise in Butterbredt Springs, one of the best birding spots in the nation. It's near a wind farm, and environmentalists are concerned about the threat to birds from the wind turbines.